Fraudulent website: online.banks0famerica.com/~jpgsaco/HK.htm

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members
of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain
name "online.banks0famerica.com/~jpgsaco/HK.htm". The website looks
similar to the official website of Bank of America (Asia). Bank of
America (Asia) has clarified that it has no connection with the
fraudulent website.

Bank of America (Asia) has reported the case to the Hong Kong
Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided his
or her personal information to the website or has conducted any
financial transactions through the website should contact Bank of
America (Asia) at 2805 2383 and any local Police Station or the
Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860
5012.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Ying-ying Cheng, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
29 May 2006